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Valley Forecast: Warm Mid-70s Now, Coldest Air of the Season by Friday
How cold will it get in Columbus GA this week?
After highs in the mid 70s through Wednesday, a Thursday cold front drops Columbus to a high of 58 on Friday and a low near 34 Saturday morning.
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This afternoon is about as easy as November gets in the Chattahoochee Valley: mostly sunny, a high near 75 in Columbus, and air dry enough that you can feel it on your skin. The dew point is sitting around 41 degrees, which is why the morning felt crisp rather than damp. The normal high for November 9 at the Columbus Airport, where the official readings are taken, is 70, so we are running a few degrees above average. Tuesday climbs to 76 and Wednesday holds at 75.
Then the pattern turns over. Forecasters at the National Weather Service offices in Peachtree City and Birmingham flagged the same feature in their morning discussions: a deep dip in the jet stream sliding across the eastern United States, pushing a strong cold front through on Thursday. Birmingham's office expects gusty winds behind it and a widespread frost and freeze heading into the weekend. Peachtree City wrote that confidence is increasing this will be the coldest air mass of the season so far.
Here is what that looks like at home. Thursday still reaches 71 in Columbus. Friday only manages 58 after a morning low of 36, and Saturday morning bottoms out near 34. Cold air is heavy and slides downhill overnight, pooling in creek bottoms and hollows, so readings in the low ground around Hamilton, Manchester and Cuthbert will run colder than whatever the airport reports.
Rain is not part of this. Columbus has measured 0.07 of an inch this month through Sunday, against a normal of 0.92 by that date, though the year as a whole is still ahead: 43.67 inches since January 1 compared with a normal of 40.99.
The soil 2 inches down is still 57 degrees, warm enough that roots are working. Tender plants in pots are the ones that will not survive Saturday morning, so plan to move them in Thursday evening rather than Friday.
Right now in Columbus, Georgia
42°Temperature
37°Dew point
81%Humidity
5 mphWind — north
30.15"Pressure
The next seven days
Day
High
Low
Rain
Conditions
TODAY
75°
45°
0%
Mostly Sunny
TUE
76°
47°
0%
Mostly Sunny
WED
75°
51°
2%
Mostly Sunny
THU
71°
42°
4%
Mostly Sunny
FRI
58°
36°
0%
Sunny
SAT
58°
34°
0%
Sunny
SUN
63°
38°
1%
Sunny
Written by the CNAW2 weather desk from CNAW2 weather desk data. Last updated November 9, 2026 at 7:46 AM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.
